USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

- EDITED Fred Piscop BY Patrick Jordan

CLOSEOUT SALES ACROSS

1 Silent approvals

5 Betrayer in scripture

10 Weather map area

14 1996 award for the “Rent” ensemble 15 Mineral ground into marbles

16 Just so-so 17 Letter-turner of TV 19 One year, for Miss America

20 Play to the cheap seats

21 Warmed the bench

22 “What rotten luck!”

23 Longtime Dodgers manager Tommy

26 Botanical “pet”

28 The press is part of it

33 “Yeah, right”

36 Rio automaker

37 Video game stage

38 Jack-in-the-box topper

39 Hockey rink divider

42 Official tree of several states

43 Gas in an atmospheri­c layer

45 “On . . .” work

46 Readies, as a rubber stamp

47 “Game” consisting of missed calls

51 Icky stuff

52 Sling mud at

56 Book after 2 Chronicles 59 “Dunkirk” movie genre

61 Exhibit kleptomani­a 62 Delete with two strokes

63 Carpet installer’s unit

66 Payment for a hand

67 Telecast component

68 Target of Garfield’s torments

69 Base fare

70 Plow designer John 71 Eastern Bloc letters until 1991

DOWN

1 Michener’s “Alaska” or “Hawaii”

2 President with two Grammys

3 “Jurassic World” beasts, informally

4 Dropped into the mail

5 Glass ___ (boxer’s liability)

6 “That’s disgusting!”

7 Toastmaste­r’s spot

8 Add to an email

9 Do a slow burn

10 Eagerly anticipate­d evening out 11 Chain that sells furniture and seafood

12 Teri of “Dumb and Dumber” 13 Choir selection 18 Aviation-related prefix

24 John Wayne nickname 25 Like the Gobi’s climate

27 Castaway’s home

29 Raptor’s gripper

30 The Bard’s river

31 Weather-resistant wood

32 “Benevolent” group

33 More than just occasional­ly

34 Olive can datum

35 Worshipped figurine

39 Defaulter’s loss, for short

40 “Shark Tank” presentati­on 41 Driving range barriers

44 Makes null and void

46 “Understood”

48 “That’s a downer”

49 Impossible to see through

50 Vaulted church area

53 Enjoys a Kindle download

54 Bollywood wraps

55 Venerated villager

56 Academic year finale, often 57 Word after no-fly or tow-away

58 Tracks in dirt roads

60 Far from gentlemanl­y

64 It’s mostly nitrogen

65 Sushi roll garnish

 ?? © Andrews McMeel ?? 4/27
© Andrews McMeel 4/27

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